St John s Anglican Church Coffs Harbour FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 2nd September 2018.

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1 St John s Anglican Church Coffs Harbour FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 2nd September 2018 Hearers and Doers Sentence: Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. James 1.17 Prayer of the Day: Cleanse our consciences, O Lord, and enlighten our hearts through the daily presence of your Son Jesus Christ, that when he comes in glory to be our judge we may be found undefiled and acceptable in his sight; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

2 Dates for your Diary 8 Sept Cursillo Ultreya 10 Sept Men s Group 12 Sept Anglican Mothers Union Coffs Group 16 Sept Bring and Share Lunch and Recipe Auction 21 Sept Fr Frank Brennan see notices 7 Oct Blessing of the Animals Service 20 Oct Equip: Children s Ministry Training Day 20 Oct A Violin for Rose Concert MISSION OF THE MONTH SEPTEMBER: Church Missionary Society St John s Anglican Church Coffs Harbour Children s Church Co-Ordinator 5 hours per week A job description can be obtained from or by ing stjohnscoffs@bigpond.com. Applications should be ed to the parish. Our Church is in need of a Children s and Youth Co-Ordinator to work with young people during our Church time. The position is for 5 hours per week and involves: 2 hours for planning and preparation that can be done at a time suitable to the Co-ordinator. 3 hours Sunday morning between 8 am to 11am. During this time the Children s ministry is set up, facilitated and then packed away. Do you know someone who might be suitable to fill this position? 2

3 Please Pray: We remember all those who are sick and need prayers: Hattersley Smith-Cameron, Ron and Clarice Randle, Brian Armstrong, Doreen Brewin, Dan Octigan, Lesley Lee, Enid Waites, Lillian Robertson, Rose Marie Beston, Sue Brewin. We continue to pray for Margaret Fisher, Nancy Tigwell, Tony Fookes, Robyn Michell, Sylvia Broadhurst, Rosemary Majoor, Barbara Williams, Ken & Val Grant, Annette Lane, Elsie Tillott, Marion Murray, Cody Cook, Rae Rediger, Val Furniss, and Theresa. We pray for those who are mourning the loss of loved ones. We give thanks for and pray for our Bishop-elect, Murray Harvey. We continue to pray for Archdeacon Gail while she is the Diocesan Administrator. We pray for God to be gracious to our country and send rain where it is needed. We pray for a new Rector, a prayerful pastor, who will faithfully speak your word and minister your sacraments; an encourager who will equip and fill your people with enthusiasm for ministry in this place; one who will enable everyone to fulfil their calling. READINGS FOR 9th September 2018 Proverbs , 8-9, Psalm 125 James , Mark Presiding & Presiding: Canon David Cole LLM: Rob Sunderland Services in the Orara Valley Glenreagh: Rev d Anne Goode Nana Glen: Rev d Anne Goode Coramba: LLM 3

4 Song of Songs I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. 2 Like a lily among thorns is my darling among the young women. 3 Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste. 4 Let him lead me to the banquet hall, and let his banner over me be love. 5 Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love. 6 His left arm is under my head, and his right arm embraces me. 7 Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and by the does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires. 8 Listen! My beloved! Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills. 9 My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look! There he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice. 10 My beloved spoke and said to me, Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, come with me. 11 See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. 12 Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land. 13 The fig-tree forms its early fruit; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come, my darling; my beautiful one, come with me. Psalm , 6-9 APBA Page 268 James Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. 18 In fulfilment of his own purpose he gave us birth by the word of truth, so that we would become a kind of first fruits of his creatures. 19 You must understand this, my beloved: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger; 20 for your anger does not produce God s righteousness. 21 Therefore rid yourselves of all sordidness and rank growth of wickedness, and welcome with meekness the implanted word that has the power to save your souls. 22 But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. 23 For if any are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselves in a mirror; 24 for they look at themselves and, on going away, immediately forget what they were like. 25 But those who look into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and persevere, being not hearers who forget but doers who act they will be blessed in their doing. 26 If any 4

5 think they are religious, and do not bridle their tongues but deceive their hearts, their religion is worthless. 27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world. The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark, Chapter 7, beginning at verse 1 Glory to you Lord Jesus Christ 1 Now when the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around him, 2 they noticed that some of his disciples were eating with defiled hands, that is, without washing them. 3 (For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they thoroughly wash their hands, thus observing the tradition of the elders; 4 and they do not eat anything from the market unless they wash it; and there are also many other traditions that they observe, the washing of cups, pots, and bronze kettles.) 5 So the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with defiled hands? 6 He said to them, Isaiah prophesied rightly about you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honours me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me; 7 in vain do they worship me, teaching human precepts as doctrines. 8 You abandon the commandment of God and hold to human tradition. 14 Then he called the crowd again and said to them, Listen to me, all of you, and understand: 15 there is nothing outside a person that by going in can defile, but the things that come out are what defile. 21 For it is from within, from the human heart, that evil intentions come: fornication, theft, murder, 22 adultery, avarice, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, envy, slander, pride, folly. 23 All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person. This is the Gospel of the Lord Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible with Apocrypha 5

6 Coming Events & Notices (see also back page) 5.30pm Family Service: Sunday at St John s tonight. All families are welcome. Helpers NEEDED: Morning tea after the 9am service was not able to happen last week due to lack of helpers. We don t necessarily need to be using the coffee urn, we can have instant coffee and a pot of tea. However fellowship is an important part of building up the community of Christ and a place to welcome others into our fellowship. We are hoping to have people on a once per month roster. Please consider helping. A Violin for Rose: On Saturday 20th October at 2pm at St John s, there will be a 1 hour concert featuring violinist Rose Light with pianist Mei Wei Lim. Tickets $15 available at the door. Coffs Harbour Council of Churches: Fr Frank Brennan will be speaking at the Norm Jordan Pavilion on Friday 21st of September at 7pm. All are invited to come along and be part of this local event. Be green and bring your own mug or gold coin to purchase your reusable mug. Tea and coffee provided. Equip: On the 20th October there will be a Training Day for all people who want to learn more about Children s Ministry. This will be run in conjunction with Bush Church Aid. See the notice board for more information. Anglican Mothers Union Australia - Coffs Group - will meet on Wednesday 12th September at 10.00am - commencing with Eucharist followed by morning tea. Sandra and Gae will be sharing their experiences of MULOA and the future of MU in Australia and the many other countries where members worship and minister. All welcome. Further details Jean , Gae Bishop s Consecration and Installation: Saturday 29th Sept at 10am. Every parishioner is encouraged to attend this significant event in the life of our diocese. Seating will be available in the cathedral hall, where the service will be telecast. 6

7 Bring & Share Luncheon: Will be arranged for a future date because there is a scheduled power outage in McLean Street on Sunday 16th September. Watch this space for further details. Aled Jones National Concert Tour: At St Peter s Anglican Cathedral, Armidale on Friday 21st September. For more information and bookings, visit AledJonesAustralia.com or call Invitation to the Bishop Druitt College 25th Anniversary Celebratory Dinner: is on the 29th September, 6 for 6.30pm start. Pacific Bay Resort. Cost $85 per head, cash bar and formal dress. RSVP by the 17th Sept. Rev'd Canon Ron Dyson: passed away on Monday 20 August. Canon Ron had a distinguished career in the Diocese of Grafton over a number of years and had been living in retirement in Brisbane. His funeral service was held last Thursday in Brisbane. Mei Wei Lim Concert: Sincere thanks to all who assisted Jan Russell with the concert on 19 August. Such great success could never have been achieved without all the work done before, during and after the event. Congratulations to all who so generously gave their time and talents to support the concert arrangements. A Prayer for Rain O God, our country is thirsty for rain and we wait for you to refresh the land and all its creatures, the rivers and lakes, the crops and gardens. Send abundant rain, we pray, and teach us to be better stewards of all the blessings you provide, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 7

8 Directory Church Office 9am to 1pm Monday Friday PO Box McLean Street, Coffs Harbour, 2450 Phone E mail: stjohnscoffs@bigpond.com Locum: Canon David Cole Mobile cole1685@gmail.com Assistant Priest & Hospital Chaplain Rev Anne Goode Hospital office E mail: annegoode@bigpond.com Deacon Pastoral Care Rev Carol Ford Mobile E mail: djcaford@gmail.com Children and Family Lay Minister Position Vacant Aged Care Ministry Co-ordinator Bob Walsh Wardens Lesley Miller Richard Dubois Stephen Campbell Op Shop Officiating Priests Rev d Jan McLeod Rev d David Morgan Rev d Dan Octigan Next Week Monday 3rd September Canon David Cole Day Off 8.30am Morning Prayer 4.00pm Band Practice 5.00pm NO Prepare for Worship Tuesday 4th September 1.15pm Masonic Village 2.00pm Ladies Study Group 3.00pm St Joseph s Aged Care 6.00pm EfM Wednesday 5th September 10.00am Eucharist 10.00am Ingenia Gardens 11.00am Freedom 2.00pm Ladies Study Group 5.45pm Evening Prayer Thursday 6th September 8.30am Morning Prayer Friday 7th September Rev d Anne Goode Day Off Saturday 8th September 6.00pm Eucharist Sunday 7.00am 9.00am 5.30pm 9th September Eucharist Eucharist Family Service Parish Bank Details for Direct Deposits BSB: A/c No: Name: Coffs Harbour Anglican Parish Please include a description e.g. offertory. 8